The Senate has confirmed billionaire Wilbur Ross as commerce secretary in a 72-27 vote Monday. Ross is worth an estimated $2.9 billion. He is one of the richest people ever to hold public office. This is Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, speaking out against Ross’s confirmation on Monday.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: “Mr. Ross is a Wall Street billionaire with a long history of profiting from the suffering of others. He also has shady ties to Vladimir Putin’s Russia. … This is not normal, and it is shameful if we ignore all of it as we evaluate the president’s nominees to critical foreign policy and national security jobs.”